Baling-press.



11o. 702,626fs F. M. c HAPPELL'.

I BAUME PRESS'.

(Application medpce, 14, i901.)

y Patented June' 17, |902.

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,5a/1f A UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

FRANCIS MARION -cI-IAPPELIQ, "or NEwNAN, GORGIA.

BALING-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION foamingpart of Letters Patent No. 702,626, dated June 17,1902.

Application fnedoototer 14,1901. serai No. 78.610. (No model.)

ToA a/ZZ whom it may concern: y

Beit known that I, FRANCIS MARION CHAP PELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Newnan, in the county of Cowetaand State of Georgia,have invented a new and useful Ealing-PressZ of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is an improved baling-press adapted especially for balinghay, straw,and the like; and it consists inthe peculiarvconstruction andcombination of devices hereinafter fully set forth and claimed. v

' In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is 'a side elevation of abaling-press embodying-` my improvements.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical transversesectional View of the-same. 1 Fig. 4 is a detail` top plan View of thepair of connected followers. Fig. 6 is a detail elevation ofk a modified form of the sweep-lever. 4 Fig-5 is a side elevation of a modified,form of myimproved press. Fig. I7 is a detail elevation of anothermodified form of the sweep-lever.

In the embodiment ofl my invention I provide a horizontal frame 1, whichis rectangu lar in cross-section and comprises a pair of sills 2, a pairof plates 3, vertical studs 4, that connect the sills and plates,transverse. bars 5, that connect the sills, and similar bars 6, thatconnect the plates. Standards7 are also provided which connect the sillsand platesV outer ends of the press-boxes are open. Doors;

13 are provided at the outer ends of the pressboxes to close the same.The inner Iends of the pressboxes are at4 some distance apart, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. I employ tie-bolts 14 to connect thesills and plates together and strengthen the construcion of thepress-boxes and their supporting- In each of the preSSrbOXes is afollower 15. The said followers are connected together :bylongitudinally-disposed bars 16, so that the followers are adapted-forsimultaneous operation.

One of the standards 7is provided with, a

bearing A17,'in which is journaled anioscillat- Y ingf shaft 18, that isformed or-provided with a crank-arm 19 at its inner end and asweeplekver`20 at its outer end, which sweep-lever andcrank-armiarejpreferably disposed'in the' same plane. The crank 21 ofthe crank-armis l connected by links 22,'to the followers. As herejshown, rthe said links are providedwithfeyes or'openiugs 23 'attheir'innerends to receive the crank 21 and are provided attheir outerends with openingsg24, open on their lower sides to' receive and engagepins v25, v.with

which the followersfare provided. It will be understood from theforegoing that by m'oving the'lever20 the followers'will be simulvtaneou'sly operated in the press-boxes and that one of the followerswill move outwardly in one of the-,press -boxes while the other movesinwardly, in y the oppositely-disposed press-box.

Transversely-disposed shafts 26 are jouri `naled in'bearings at the endsofthe plates "3.v Each ofthe said shafts is provided at one'end Y with adrumy 27 and a crankj 28, bywhich it may be turned. .Suitable ropes,cables, or'.

chains 29 connect the sweep-lever 2O to lthe saidv drums, so` that byturning one of the said drums the said lever. may be moved f to impartthe desired motion to the followers. It i will beunder'stood that owingvto the'leiigth ofthe said lever 20 and the size of the drums 27 thepowerlof the press is very great, and

straw, or othermaterial into bales.

lower is being moved loutwardly in one of the press-boxes to form a'balethereinV thedoor,

the same is adapted for readily pressing hay,

at the outer end of the opposite'lpressbox" may be opened to enable apreviously-formed bale therein to be removed and,mater-ialgjforf.l

another bale to be placedin the 'said*pressi` box.l Hence the operationof my improved baling-press is practically continuous, a bale beingformed in one of its boxes while the Ioo other -boX is being filledwithpmaterialforanother bale.

To reduce friction and facilitate the operation of my improved press, Iprovide the followers on their under sides with antifrictionrollers 30,which travel on the bottoms of the press-boxes. To enable the length ofthe sweeplever to be varied, so that the same may exert any desiredleverage in operation, I propose to make the said sweep-lever of twosections a b, the one movable on the other, the said sections beingslidably connected together, either by the clips c here shown or by anyother suitable means. This modified form of the sweep-lever is shown inFig. 6 of the drawings.

In the modified form of my invention I substitute a sprocket-wheel L ofsuitable size for the sweep-lever, sprocket-wheels 27'a for thewinding-drums, and endless chains 29 for the cords 29,the said chainsconnecting the said sprocket-wheels 27a to the said sprocketwheel 20. Itwill be understood that the cranks 28 in both forms of myinvention maybe operated manually.

My improved baling-press is exceedingly cheap and simple, isstrong,durable, and compact, may be readily assembled and disassembled,and is entirely efficient in operation.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings I show another modified form of thesweep-lever, in which the same is composed of two sections a b, slidablyconnected together by clips c. The sections a l? are preferably made ofWood, and the inner section ais secured at its inner ond to an arm CZ,that is made of iron or steel, is preferably a casting, and is keyed tothe outer end of its shaft 18. Said arm d has flanges cf, that bear onopposite sides of the section dto strengthen the connection between thelatter and the said arm. This construction of the sweep-lever enablesthe same to be compactly disposed for transportation and facilitates thesetting np of the press.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. In a baling-press, thecombination of a pair of oppositely-disposed connected pressboxes,followers in the said press-boxes, a shaft journaled in a bearingdisposed between said press-boXes, said shaft having a crank,connections between the latter and said followers, to move saidfollowers simultaneously, when said shaft is oscillated, an extensiblelever secured to the said shaft, independently revoluble power elementsmounted on the said press-boxes and flexible connections between saidpower elements and the outer portion of said extensible lever,substantially as described.

2. In a baling-press, the combination of a pair of oppositely-disposedconnected pressboxes, followers in the said press-boxes, a shaftjonrnaled in a bearing disposed between said press-boxes, said shafthaving a crank, connections between the latter and said followers, tomove said followers simultaneously when said shaft is oscillated, an armsecured to said shaft,an extensible sweeplever secured to said arm,independently-revoluble power elements mounted on the said press-boxesand flexible connections between said power elements and the outerportion of said extensible lever, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS MARION CI-IAPPELL.

Witnesses:

FRANK B. COLE, R. CAVENDER.

